Jazz Age in the South: An African American Perspective, DeKalb History Center

It was the 1920s, the Jazz Age. There were wild parties! And while Al Capone was busy unleashing violence upon Chicago, African Americans in Bible Belt Georgia were fighting racial, social, and political battles, thus transforming America in unexpected ways.
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Writer: Tiffany Parks
Director of Photography/Editor: Ben Whisenhunt

[@bwhite-beverly3389]

Another poignant and inspiring example of the history we don't teach all Americans...but should.

[@marshallmclaughlin8514]

How does this doc only have 114 likes?? It's fantastic!

[@joemiles615]

Awesome!!!

[@karenreaves3650]

You are claiming you were born in Africa?

[@DomonicMartin-xk3tt]

Psalms 83:2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
Psalms 83:3 They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
Psalms 83:4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
Psalms 83:5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:

[@DomonicMartin-xk3tt]

70 ad doing Roman persecution we had to flee Jerusalem into “Africa” and ended up on the west coast, the so called Arabs (ishmaelites) and so called Africans- (hamites) sold us (Israelites) to the so called white man ( Edomites)…..Africans know that we are not their people and on top of that if we were the same people they would have been went to war for us but our God will fight on our behalf real soon

[@pellanae9025]

Wonderfully narrated!! Wish it was longer. RIP big brother

[@DeKalbHistoryCenter]

We are lucky to have worked with him on this wonderful project. We are glad you enjoyed the video.

[@VMeli-xi9gr]

Very interesting. It makes me want to see more, learn more. Thank you.

[@DeKalbHistoryCenter]

Thanks for watching!